Financial Research

So I’m a little bit in love with the investment company Vanguard (Mrs. Grizzly is sometimes a bit jealous). All of our investments currently sit there, and it’s always what I recommend to my friends and family. They’re one of the best, most honest financial firms out there, but to top it all off they also […]

We started a survey last week to get a sense of the finances of our readers. It’s been a great success so far! We have about 150 responses already, and for a blog that’s been in existence all of 3 weeks I’m deeming that a pretty good showing. Thank you to everyone who’s responded already! […]

It’s like Shark Week but with less blood (hopefully, we’ll see when we’re finished). Open enrollment for affordable care act plans starts tomorrow! That means now is the best time to talk about and try to decipher exactly what health care will cost for a couple early retirees and their kids. There’s a ton of fear […]

First Post of Healthcare week! Today we’re just going to introduce a couple things. One, the hypothetical family we’re going to follow along as they try to select a healthcare plan for 2017. And two, a basic calculator for assessing their total costs that they’re going to be utilizing as they go. Our Test Family […]

Buying health insurance outside of an employer-sponsored plan is not scary. It’s actually kind of exciting! Once the Grizzlies retire, for the first time in our adult lives, we will be able to choose the amount of health insurance that we want. This is a bigger deal than many realize. Remember, insurance is often a […]

Now that we have some of the details of the Affordable Care Act out of the way, it’s time to take a deep dive into the insurance plans offered on exchanges. We’re going to do an analysis of all the potential costs and benefits for our hypothetical family and come down to a final decision on a […]